Necessity is often the mother of invention.
That was certainly the case with Shelley Suh when she set out to return to work after giving birth to her daughter, Cybelle, six years ago. Having been employed in the fashion industry for well over a decade, Ms. Suh knew there weren’t many good sartorial options for nursing mothers.

“Thought went into this,” said Ms. Bredau. She raised her children in East Hampton, and back then, she said “there were many mom-and-pop shops,” now there is little she can find there for her family. “I lost my town overnight, it is criminal,” she said.

It’s been a hard few years for mom-and-pops on the East End, with rents continuing to increase and more and more money coming in from out-of-town. But next month, when sisters Cara and Lisa Rooney hold the grand opening of their new boutique in Southampton, it’ll be a small win for family businesses.

From September 14 to October 13, the Arts Center at Duck Creek in East Hampton hosts “Slack Tide,” a group exhibition curated by Matthew Nichols that features art by peter campus (stet), Cindy Hinant, Matthew Larson, Luke Murphy, Hanna Sandin, Jean Shin, and Carrie Yamaoka.

“Honeyland,” a documentary by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, was the most awarded film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, winning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, a Special Jury Award for Cinematography, and another Special Jury Award for Originality.